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Help land owners with practical compensation policy, before kicking off infra projects

August 6, 2018 Vishnu Prasad Hari

Real estate sector doesn’t see any value in existing transferable developmental rights policy. Lack of regulation on TDR has led to scams, and the trust has been non-existent. Before the city goes for any infrastructure development, the issue needs to be addressed.

Commute

Road-widening project intended to ease traffic puts Varthur lake in jeopardy

July 26, 2018 Sahitya Poonacha

Widening the road near Varthur lake is a necessity for Whitefield area, so is rejuvenating the Varthur lake. The hunger strike for the road and notices of lake protection agency on illegality in the lake – both have gone futile.

A photo of old Malleswaram market taken on September 5, 2013. Pic: Shree D N
Governance

Smart City plan and Malleshwaram Market redevelopment: What’s going on?

July 9, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Malleshwaram Market is high value real estate land. But developing it needs a lot of money. Will the Smart City Plan develop it as part of its project?

Governance

Bengaluru Buzz: Budget for flyovers, BMTC smart cards and Metro plans

July 7, 2018 News Desk

News that you need to know about BDA, BWSSB, BMRCL, BBMP and other agencies from Bengaluru.

Governance

Bengaluru Buzz: Water and waste ranking ring alarm bells

June 30, 2018 News Desk

Water, waste, infrastructure – all the news from last week you must know about Bengaluru, in one place!

Governance

What happens to public objections on Bengaluru master plan?

March 20, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

BDA is supposed to form committees and work on scrutinising the objections. How long will it take? Will the status of objections ever be made public?

Commute

Bengaluru’s draft master plan: A myopic approach to urban design

March 14, 2018 Brinda Sastry

The challenge is to come up with a plan that reflects the local social, cultural, and economic needs and values; is sensitive to the ecological resources; flexible to allow for opportunities that make it socially inclusive; and is futuristic.

Environment

New act could leave lakes of Bengaluru in lurch

March 7, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The government of Karnataka has come up with Tank Development Act which, in its current form, could be detrimental to the cause of protecting and rejuvenating lakes.

Commute

Planning for Socio-Economic development in Bengaluru: From a land-use plan to a city plan

March 6, 2018 Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan

Revised Master Plan has decided how the entire city of Bengaluru would look like in 2031. But how helpful would be the plan, if the planning process itself is flawed?

Governance

Who should plan for the city?

March 6, 2018 News Desk

Planning cities is a task that requires in-depth knowledge of practical issues. Who has to do it? Is it an administrative body? Or is it a committee of elected people?

Governance

Non-existent roads make it to Bengaluru master plan

February 27, 2018 Vimal Simha

BDA’s future zoning proposals make little practical sense, while the status-quo has been omitted from its maps. When will the BDA learn its lessons?

Civic

More people, less jobs: where is sustainability in master plan?

February 23, 2018 Sathya Sankaran

With residential areas increasing and commercial areas decreasing in the master plan, there is no real plan to make Bengaluru sustainable. Insights from a citizen.

Governance

Curious case of numbers not adding up in RMP-2031

February 3, 2018 Meghana Eswar

Revised Master Plan – 2031 contains some curious errors. Here are some of them.

Civic

Citizens react to Master Plan’s ideas to protect heritage in Bengaluru

February 1, 2018 News Desk

The suggestions of the citizen group chalk out a roadmap to protect marked and unmarked heritage in Bengaluru.

Governance

Revised Master Plan-2031: Revisions only – neither mastery nor planning?

January 11, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

What does revised master plan have in it? Is it progressive or just an extension of the old plan? Here’s a curation of views on RMP 2031.

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